A bathroom was severely damaged by fire this morning. Crews from Chard Fire station attended the incident at an Axminster home at around 11.30am. A spokesperson from the Devon & Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said: "On arrival, crews entered
ACCORDING to recent data, car insurance prices have reached a seven-year low, with Covid helping to drive down the price. However, it’s important to remember to be as accurate as possible when providing your personal details - as it could invalidate
TWO fire crews were sent to deal with a fire that started in a deep fat fryer this morning. The incident, at a retail premises in Yeovil, was reported at just after 7.05am today (Friday). Crews from Yeovil and Martock were sent to the scene
MORE than a dozen fire crews - including from Taunton and Martock - are battling a blaze at a business park. The incident, at the Hill Barton Business Park, in Clyst St Mary, near Exeter, started at around 1.15pm. Crews from Torquay, Danes
TWO burglars who broke in and stole items from a number of business units then openly paraded their ill-gotten gains in a town centre. Avon and Somerset Police have released two CCTV images as part of an investigation into the burglary and criminal
PLANS to create a new council for Somerset are now being actioned following a key Government decision this week. On Wednesday, the Government announced that all five existing councils in Somerset will be replaced by a new single unitary authority
THE Taunton home of Somerset cricket is being converted into "the biggest beer garden in the South West" this weekend. Somerset County Cricket Club Beer and Cider Festival is being staged as part of a one-day game on Sunday (July 25). There
MILLIONS around the world will be tuning in to Olympic action this weekend - and for the weeks ahead - as the Games in Japan get underway. And Somerset will be no different. And the county has a number of representatives at Tokyo 2020, in sports
A DEVELOPMENT of 24 affordable homes on the site of a former Somerset primary school is finished. The scheme, built by housing provider Stonewater, has been built on the site formerly occupied by Park Junior School, in Yeovil. It has been renamed
A CHARD charity has received a boost in the form of a £2,500 donation. The Maximus Foundation UK has awarded the grant to Zellweger UK to boost the charity’s services for children with Zellweger Spectrum Disorder, an incurable genetic condition
FIRE crews were called to a flat fire in Chard yesterday evening. The alarm was raised at around 9.30pm with crews from Chard Fire Station and Ilminster Fire Station attending. A spokesperson for the Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service
